The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-13
INSTALLATION OF PASTOR MNUTT.
Interesting and Impressive Services at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church.

The Indianapolis Presbytery convened in the
yesterday, and was opened with a sermon by
the retiring moderator, Rev. III. L. Dickerson.
Thirty-six delegates were present. Rev. D. r.
Love elected moderator The call of the
Fourth Church for Rev. G. L. McNutt to be
their pastor was placed his hands and
copied. A committee of arrangements for the
installation of the pastor-elect appointed,
and the presbytery then adjourned until $50
o'clock.
At the evening session Rev. G. W. Barnum
presided and propounded the constitution al
questions. The installation sermo n was preached
by Rev. W. P. Kane of the Second Presbyterian
Church of Lafayette. The sermon was based on
John xviii, 81: ITO this end was I born, and for
this came into the world-that | should
bear witness unto the truth" The sermon was
apt and effective argument the nature of
truth. The speaker held that truth was care
fully distinguished from veracity. To be vera
cious the word need only correspond to
the thought. The thought itself might
be an untruth. Truth is reality.
Other teachers gave speculatons only. Christ
teaches the truth, the reality concerning three
things: first. God; second, man. and third,
mans relation TO man. Though we might learn
something of the omnipresence and omnipotence
of God from nature. what the heart longs for is
heavenly Father, whom Christ alone reveals.
To the truth of this Christ witness. What
man himself is. is made known to US In Christ
his real character and possibilities When
departed from God he lost the sense of his rea-
ton to his fellow-man. There was. until the
coming OF Christ no conception of the rights of
man as man. The world was made up of kings
and subjects, masters and slaves, Jews and
gentiles.
Rev. NJ. L. Haines's charge to the people was
very feiicitous. He spoke of the varieties of
success and the differences between mems su-
perfclal estimate of it and Gods ''well done.
Fidelity was the true measure of a church's Sic
cess. not numbers. demonstration from sta
tistics of the relative results of Christian work
in the larger and the smaller churches in respect
to accessions and contributions. showed
prising advantage the part of the smaller
churches. The largest church the continent
brought in one person for twenty members and
gave average of $40 per member. The
year the Fourth Church added one for every ten
members. and contributed in one year an aver
age of $50 per member
DR.. Edison, in his charge to the pastor,
graduated the new minister on his field, which,
he said, was in the best State and tie best city
ON the continent. I'VE may travel the world
over. but will still be drawn home to see the
old Union Depot again. Ever since good old
Colonel Blake led the Sunday schools to swelter
in the old State house yard and eat gingerbread
this has been Sunday school city, and the
Fourth Church is built up on those foundations
and of the same stuff on the best corner but
in the city"
The benediction was pronounced by DR.. N. A.
Hyde, the congregation coming forward to re-
celve the pastor.
The womens presbyterial meeting will be
held this morning. beginning at $50 o'clock. the
address of welcome to be given by Mrs. G.. L.
McNutt. with response by Miss Lottie Daggy,
of Danvie. Various reports will then be made
by Mesdames r. VAHunter, w w Wooden. J.
T. Lecklider, James Bradshaw and. Miss Martha
Small. The ladies of the Fourth
wi in ha
church parlors at noon. In the afternoon
there will be addresses by Miss Olmstead mis-
s.onary to Siam; Mrs. Houston, missionary to
Rio Janeiro, and Miss Thompson, returned mis-
sionary to China. Mrs Gray, of Toledo, O.,
will speak on the ''Needs of Mexico and MISS
Carrie Shower 'sWhy \ Dung Women Should
Work for Missions" Mrs. lowering will sing
devotional exercises will be conducted by Mrs.
G. G.. Mitchell and Mrs Harriet Newell Lodge
will read poem. A union missionary meeting
| will be held In the evening.